Following graduation at UVU, I finished my Master's in Global Studies (focusing on issues of Terrorism) and a Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security and Defense from Missouri State University and worked at the Springfield-Greene County Office of 紧急 Management. Both were great opportunities, but I feel like my education at UVU is what gave me the boost I needed to get where I want in my career. I also graduated from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Academy, receiving credentials as a Special Agent on February 3, 2017.
泰勒凯布 graduated from UVU in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in 刑事司法 with a Minor in Forensics. She is deeply passionate about bringing justice and healing to those who have been victimized. Looking back at her time at UVU and what she is most proud of, Taylor says, “I completed a research project entitled, "Sexual Assault While Attending UVU," to help procure funding for an on-campus Victim Advocacy Center. I also presented at UVU to raise awareness about sexual assault.” 泰勒后来在普罗沃警察受害者服务中心实习。 After graduation she accepted an employment offer to work for them as a victim advocate. She manages the volunteer program and supervises both in office and out-of-office court interns.
Blake于2009年毕业于UVU，获得刑事司法学士学位。 He went on to get a Master’s degree in Crisis and 紧急 Management from the University of Nevada’s (Las Vegas) College of Urban Affairs (2011). He was then hired by the United States Border Patrol. While in training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Blake received the Director’s Leadership Award and was designated the Top Spanish Speaker of his training class. He has since received his Canine Handler Certification. Blake and his beautiful malinois [malinwa] canine partner, “Cash”, are a successful narcotics and human smuggling interdiction team on our southern border.
I served 10 years as a police officer but decided I needed more education so I went back to school where I enrolled in UVU’s criminal justice program. Just prior to graduation the 刑事司法 department announced a new Financial Crimes Course (CJ 3330) which focused on the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and tax evasion issues. I took the class and learned of BSA/AML, and terrorist financing careers in the banking industry. I applied for a BSA/AML job at Zions Bancorporation headquarters in Salt Lake City and was hired, in large part because I had taken this Financial Crimes course. Since being hired I have been promoted to a supervisory position in the investigations unit. The CJ 3330 course provided me with tools to a new career and had a direct impact on my success at Zions. 我强烈推荐这门课。
Shortly after graduating from UVU I was promoted from Correctional Officer to Agent with Adult Probation and Parole. With the assistance of my degree I have since been promoted from Agent to Supervisor with Adult Probation and Parole. I am currently supervising the team creating Adult Probation and Parole’s Transition Unit. This has not been done before in Utah and is an exciting change in focus towards reintegration and returning citizens to be productive members of society following a term of incarceration.
Chris graduated from UVU in 2013, then went on to graduate from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in May of 2016. 随后，他于7月通过了犹他州律师资格考试。 He worked on Senator Orrin Hatch's Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C. and returned to Utah in December to begin a judicial clerkship at the Utah Court of Appeals in January. During law school Chris wrote onto law review and had his note published in the Utah Law Review. 他还获得了两项“最佳简报”奖。 He and his teammate won the law school's moot court competition and took second in the regional round of the National Moot Court competition.
UVU student, Brianna (Bri) Bocox studies Forensic Science when she is not on the ice training for Olympic glory as a long track speed skater. In the 2018 Olympic trials she took 9th in both the 1,000m and 1,500m. In February she took home 3 Gold medals at the Four Continents Championship in Milwaukee for the 1,000m, 1,500m and the women’s team pursuit. Bri continues her training with Team USA in Salt Lake City, looking towards the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. 布里把她的成功归功于家人和教练的支持。 She stresses the value of a strong will and mental toughness, paired with faith in God, for pushing her to the top. Her inline coach taught Bri the saying “Control what you can control, God will control the rest.” She sports these words as a tattoo, which helps guide her in challenging times. 布里喜欢挑战。 She says stress makes her sharper and able to push herself harder. “在冰上滑冰很大程度上是技术的问题。 它必须完美无缺。” She applies her skills and mental focus to her educational pursuits as well. “Forensics has always been fascinating to me. It’s a job where I can help solve crimes without being directly in the line of action.”
我在弗吉尼亚大学主修政治学/辅修刑事司法。 I finally decided I wanted to do something in the criminal justice field but there are so many options. I took the new 刑事司法 Financial Crimes (CJ 3330) course in the fall semester of 2015, and quickly became fascinated by the subject. I worked hard, got an A, applied for and received a prestigious (PAID) internship at Zions Bancorporation in Salt Lake City, working with the BSA/AML unit. If it hadn’t been for this class, I would not have qualified for this internship, and would never have known what BSA/AML opportunities are available in the financial industry. 我会向学生推荐这门课吗？ 毫无疑问。
I graduated from UVU in the spring of 2014 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Science as well as an Associate of Science Degree in 刑事司法. I currently work as a Latent Print Examiner for the St. Louis Metropolitan 警察 Department. 我在弗吉尼亚大学获得的学位对我进入现在的职位很有帮助。 My education has aided me as I have testified in court, conducted latent print comparisons, and used a variety of techniques to develop fingerprints on evidence collected from crime scenes.
2016年，我获得法医学学士学位，辅修化学。 I was on the pre-med track and took courses that would help me in medical school, where I plan to become a forensic pathologist. I also did a summer internship at a hospital in California, which led to an internship at the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. My internships, along with my educational experience, assisted me in becoming an autopsy technician at the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office. I also spent some time at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as a fingerprint examiner, which lead me to become the fingerprint trainer for the medical examiner’s office.
我是第一代大学毕业生。 In high school I had my parents there pushing me along and making sure I was doing what I was supposed to be doing. Being a first generation college graduate means that I have to push and motivate myself because it is no longer the responsibility of my parents to keep me in school. Learning to be self-motivated has been one of the biggest lessons and achievements to me. Now I feel like I can completely rely on myself because I know I am capable of getting anything done that I want or need to.
我于2019年毕业于UVU刑事司法专业。 Shortly after graduating, I was given the assignment to be the Supervisor of the Heber City 警察 Department VIPS (Volunteer in 警察 Service) program. In October 2020, my assignment as a patrol officer was changed to be a part of the combined investigation unit with Wasatch County Sheriff's Office as a detective. I was asked by Marcy Hehnly to present to her class in 2020, the topics of Patrol and community-oriented policing. I enjoyed it, and because of that, I applied to be a part of the MPS at UVU and the MPA at SUU. I was accepted at SUU and will graduate in December 2022 with my MPA with an emphasis in 刑事司法. The end goal is to be able to teach criminal justice courses for a university or college as a part-time professor.
